- 181. Re: Topband: Balun question (score: 1)
- Author: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 21:15:08 -0400
- A W2DU balun, however is another story! Walt knew what he was doing! 73, Charlie, K4OTV Gary, The W2AU balun he was happy with isn't a balun at all...it basically has NO common mode suppression. The
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-10/msg00225.html (9,873 bytes)
- 182. Re: Topband: Balun Question (score: 1)
- Author: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 20:02:18 -0400
- Hi, Gary Should do fine! The W2DU balun is a good current-mode design by someone who knew what he was doing! As for 160, I do have a W2DU current mode balun, from Unadilla that is longer that the 80-
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-10/msg00235.html (12,853 bytes)
- 183. Re: Topband: Balun Question (score: 1)
- Author: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 21:11:25 -0400
- Hi, Gary, That does sound like a nice location! Well, I worked over 300 countries with antennas supported by trees, before I finally got a little 40' tower to support my home-brew 5-band quad. In tre
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-10/msg00237.html (15,962 bytes)
- 184. Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW (score: 1)
- Author: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 00:07:54 -0400
- Africa maybe?? Or maritime? Charlie, K4OTV - Both carriers peak on my 150 degree Beverage as well. So either the source is far away from me and Tim or my direction finding is lousy. The carriers vary
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00000.html (7,901 bytes)
- 185. Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW (score: 1)
- Author: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 00:19:23 -0400
- Seems that I saw something a while back about some fishing beacons on the low end of 80m ( or maybe 160m -but I think it was 80m) Charlie, K4OTV - Both carriers peak on my 150 degree Beverage as well
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00001.html (8,450 bytes)
- 186. Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW (score: 1)
- Author: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 00:31:19 -0400
- FYI http://www.w8ji.com/ndb%20beacon%20fish%20buoy%20net%20beacons.htm (Looks like Tom knows a bit about those beacons - including fishing and driftnet beacons. Charlie, K4OTV - Both carriers peak on
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00002.html (8,136 bytes)
- 187. Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW (score: 1)
- Author: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 01:29:56 -0400
- Well, that makes a lot more sense, Gary!! That would be down into the Atlantic or Carribean or SA. I don't understand how Victor could think that NC and SC are at 150 deg from him, if he's in New Eng
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00004.html (9,890 bytes)
- 188. Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW (score: 1)
- Author: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 01:31:58 -0400
- BTW, Gary - how are you measuring direction on 80m? 3.503.1 due south from SE CT. 3.501.6 due south from SE CT 73, Gary KA1J -- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus pr
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00005.html (9,721 bytes)
- 189. Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW (score: 1)
- Author: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 01:49:39 -0400
- Now I understand!! Victor, K1LT is NOT on New England - he's in OH! So, I guess 150 deg to NC or SC makes sense - although he could still be looking past us out into the ocean, which is what I expect
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00006.html (9,726 bytes)
- 190. Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW (score: 1)
- Author: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 02:01:40 -0400
- Actually, Gary, if we triangulate using Victor's 150 deg bearing from Carroll, Ohio and your 180 degree bearing from SE CT, we could plot an intersection and figure out just about where the source is
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00007.html (10,223 bytes)
- 191. Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW -BTW (score: 1)
- Author: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 02:21:23 -0400
- BTW, Gary, When Tim, K3LR, started this thread he also reported that the signals peaked at around 150 deg, from Middlesex, PA, so that, combined with your due south bearing, would also put the source
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00008.html (9,159 bytes)
- 192. Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW -BTW (score: 1)
- Author: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 09:36:27 -0400
- Thanks for that link, Frank! Very enlightening and interesting!! It does seem to fit with my speculation that those carriers might be from buoys! I'm impressed with the directional resolution availab
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00020.html (11,130 bytes)
- 193. Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW (score: 1)
- Author: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 09:39:53 -0400
- Thanks for the information, Gary! I'm impressed with and envious of your directional resolution capability! 73, Charlie, K4OTV I'm using a HI-Z triangular array. Both of these signals are nulled sign
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00021.html (12,145 bytes)
- 194. Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW -BTW (score: 1)
- Author: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 09:45:24 -0400
- Thanks, Gary Well, there are many vessels from Japan, Korea, US and Canada (and others) that operate out there! Yes, unfortunate that we have intruders in our bands! 73, Charlie,K4OTV Yes, that's wha
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00022.html (9,012 bytes)
- 195. Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW (score: 1)
- Author: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 10:15:12 -0400
- Thanks, Gary and Mike Well, with my small lot, about all I can do is be envious!! :-) 73, Charlie, K4OTV Charlie, mine's nowhere as good as the 8 element array they offer and others here have far bet
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00025.html (13,815 bytes)
- 196. Re: Topband: TEST on 1830 (score: 1)
- Author: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 12:23:38 -0400
- Don't think Roger was testing. I think he was reporting a signal he was hearing from the south of ME. Charlie, K4OTV --Original Message-- From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] On Beha
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00031.html (8,714 bytes)
- 197. Re: Topband: TEST on 1830 (score: 1)
- Author: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 12:52:18 -0400
- Smithfield, NC? Hi Charlie, I wasn't sure...subj. sorta sounded like he might be testing. I'm still hearing the 80m sigs here near Smithfield. Much weaker now, but readable. No dir. antennas so can't
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00035.html (9,380 bytes)
- 198. Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW -BTW (score: 1)
- Author: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 13:12:05 -0400
- Hi, Don Well, we can improve on that by using a solar determination of true North. The way that I do it for my antenna arrays is: 1.0 Use a weather site to determine local sunrise and sunset times fo
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00037.html (12,792 bytes)
- 199. Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW (score: 1)
- Author: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2013 10:43:09 -0400
- Well, most all the guys in New England see it peaking pretty much due south - which suggests that the origin is off-shore in the Atlantic, rather than on shore in the Carolinas. (Maybe from the "Berm
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00054.html (10,407 bytes)
- 200. Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW (score: 1)
- Author: "Charlie Cunningham" <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2013 11:12:01 -0400
- That's good information, Jerry! What we need, rather than relying on antenna patterns for direction, is direct phase measurement between a pair of vertical elements - with a third element (or a pair)
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00058.html (10,829 bytes)
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